Charlie Rice Explained
| Charlie Rice |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | U.S. |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Drums |
| Years Active: | 1948–2018 |
Charles R. Rice (March 1, 1920 – April 22, 2018), better known as Charlie Rice, was an American jazz drummer.
Having played with Jimmy Oliver, Rice led the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, with a lineup including Vance Wilson, Bob Bushnell, Red Garland and Johnny Hughes.[1]
After playing with Eddie Vinson's[2] and Jimmy Heath's big bands (with John Coltrane in both lineups) in 1951 he went with Oscar Pettiford, Rudy Williams, Clifton Best,[3] J.J. Johnson and Howard McGhee on a USO tour to the South Pacific,[1] [4] as part of a unit known as the "Swingin' Jamboree".[5] The concerts were recorded and released the following year as Howard McGhee and his Korean All Stars, Jazz At the Battlefront Volume 1.[6] [7]
Back in Philadelphia, he led the Charlie Rice All-Stars.[8]
As well as playing with Sonny Stitt, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (again with John Coltrane[2]), and Leo Parker, in 1964 and 1965 he toured and recorded with Chet Baker.[1]
As of October 2011, Rice was still performing.[9] He died in April 2018 at the age of 98.[10] He was buried at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden.[11]
Discography
- With Chet Baker
- With Sonny Stitt and Eddie Davis
Notes and References
- http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/rice-charlie Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
- Book: Porter, Lewis. John Coltrane: His Life and Music. 1999. University of Michigan Press. 978-0-472-08643-6. 34 .
- https://books.google.com/books?id=IUMDAAAAMBAJ&dq=charlie+rice&pg=PA54 "Jazz Group To Play For Korea Troops" 22 Nov 1951
- Book: Dicaire, David. Jazz Musicians, 1945 to the Present. McFarland. 978-0-7864-8557-4. 36 . 2006-02-15.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=3UQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=charlie+rice&pg=PA42 "Rhythm and Blues Notes"
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/1949-1952-mw0000031154 "Overview"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=AR4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=charlie+rice&pg=PA122 "Hot Jazz Record Reviews"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=qA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54 "Rhythm and Blues Notes" 20 Jun 1953
- http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=86910#.UX_hGILKpJk "Jazz Bridge Presents Charlie Rice in Collingswood on October 6th"
- https://m.legacy.com/obituaries/courierpostonline/obituary.aspx?n=charles-r-rice&pid=188831650&referrer=0&preview=True#_ga=2.203922898.399646574.1524848528-781317862.1524848524 Charles R. Rice Obituary
- https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/charles-rice-obituary?pid=188831650&view=guestbook Charles R. Rice
